One player in particular is laying waste to the Major League record book: Josh Gibson. By Dave Zirin, The Nation — In 1962, legendary South African activist Dennis Brutus helped…
Michael Oher says the story of his adoption by a white family was never true and that they exploited him. By Fabiola Cineas, Vox — The 2009 film The Blind Side…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — African American history was celebrated at this year’s Super Bowl. It was the first time that two Black quarterbacks faced off against each other. John…
By Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill — Story at a glance: A number of Black Americans made history in 2022 by breaking through glass ceilings. Ketanji Brown Jackson became the…
Williams, who lost possibly her last match on Friday night, made herself felt beyond the game as arguably no player ever has. By Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker — It…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Unquestionably, Venus and Serena Williams revolutionized women’s tennis. With serves that approached the speed of light, fantastic agility, exceptional athleticism, and the grace of gazelles,…
Bill Russell leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of winning championships and civil rights activism during a time of racial segregation. By Aram Goudsouzian, The Conversation — On May 1, 1968,…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — One of the first Broadway plays I ever saw was Melvin Van Peeble’s Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death. A. Robert Phillips, who led the Black…
The sport can’t save Haiti, but it has a moral obligation to help a country rendered so hapless by all manner of catastrophe. By Kevin B. Blackistone, Washington Post —…
By Peniel E. Joseph — Two recent examples of the transatlantic dimensions of racial intolerance in sports — an arena that, along with politics, often triggers increasingly vitriolic abuse in…
Facebook employees are reportedly begging the company to do more about racist comments attacking English soccer players after the team lost the Euro Cup final. By Katie Canales, Business Insider…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Frances Scott Key, author of the Star-Spangled Banner, our “National Anthem” was a dyed in the wool racist. He opined that “Negroes” were a “distinct…